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I've had a few people these past few weeks assume I'm Brazilian or Portuguese from my accent - and even when I explain that I am very much a 13-generation Canadian with the usual British/French/Irish/Scottish settler mix, some *still* insist that I must be Portuguese because of my accent.
What finally clicked today, when I spied a Canadian tourist fumbling in Spanglish, is that my accent is transformed enough I don't sound anything like the 🇨🇦ns they're used to. 😅 GOOD!